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Install Workpoint Designer on Windows/JBoss

Workpoint Designer is a client application used to import process flows. Designer is installed on a Windows computer - typically, the same computer as the CA RCM client tools.

To install Workpoint Designer on Windows/JBoss

  1. Locate the Workpoint Designer installation package on the CA RCM server under the following directory: 
    RCM_install\Server\eurekify-jboss\Workpoint\

    Note: RCM_install is the CA RCM installation directory.

  2. Copy the installation package to a 32-bit Windows computer.
  3. Run the installation.
  4. Define an ODBC Data Source that points to the CA RCM Workpoint database:
    1. From the Windows Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, Data Sources.
    2. On the User DSN tab, click Add.
    3. The Create New Data Source wizard begins.
    4. Select the SQL Server driver and click Finish.
    5. Enter a label. Specify the SQL Server that hosts CA RCM databases. Click Next.
    6. Select the With SQL Server authentication option. Provide login information for the SQL Server. Click Next.
    7. Select the Change the default database to option and specify WPDS. Click Next.
    8. Accept language and logging defaults, and click Finish.
    9. Click Test Connection to verify that the Data Source attaches to the database. Click OK to conclude.
  5. On the CA RCM server computer, browse to the following directory: 
    RCM_install\Server\eurekify-jboss\Workpoint\Designer Jars
  6. Copy the following .jar files:
  7. On the 32-bit computer, paste these files in the following directory: 
    WP_install\lib

    Note: WP_install is the Workpoint Designer installation root. Typically this is the C:\\Workpoint directory.

  8. Configure the host name of the Workpoint server or server cluster:

    Note: If you created a small, demo installation on a single 32-bit compture, skip this step.

    1. Browse to the following directory: 
      WP_install\conf
    2. Open the workpoint-client.properties file.
    3. Edit the following property:
      • java.naming.provider.url—The host name and port information for the Workpoint server or the Workpoint cluster load balancer. On a standalone JBoss server, the default port is 1099. For a JBoss cluster, the default port on the load balancer is 1100.

        Note: Specify the full URL and port string. Do not specify a DNS host name.